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play for time/buy time

I wonder whether this idiom " play for time" has a close meaning to another one "buy time". And what about this sentence! The republic's government is playing for time by asking for clarification of the nature of the economic sanctions. Does itmean "buy time" here? Any idea,please

Re: play for time/buy time

Originally Posted by phorntita

I wonder whether this idiom " play for time" has a close meaning to another one "buy time". And what about this sentence! The republic's government is playing for time by asking for clarification of the nature of the economic sanctions. Does itmean "buy time" here? Any idea,please